KD Market

My favorite Polish store in the burbs. If you want the good stuff unfortunately you have to go into the city either of Belmont to Genes sausage or somewhere off of Milwaukee they have one on each corner. At least when I was a kid. This is the closest place to those! I even buy produce from here! The need to open one in the mchenry area!

Let’s see… Ive been to several KD Market Stores and this one omg! Upon entry your eyes are filled with the racks of fresh fruit & vegetables, keep on walking and you see the bakery where you tongue sticks out lol because everything there looks so good and smells amazing, then you have the deli with all the polish sausages and goodies, meat department had just about everything I needed, fresh meat, they also have prepared food if you are looking for a quick prepared lunch on the go, a vegetable salad & fruit bar and not to forget a sushi area where you order and they make the rolls right in front of you, this store was above and beyond compared to the other KD’s I’ve been to, plush not to mention how clean the store was, this store is huge and the lay out is nice. I like shopping here.

This happened today. Went in to buy a half a pound of prosciutto and other deli meats, the lady at the deli counter said that they have brand new sealed prosciutto, but would not open it for me! She said that I could buy something else and pulled out some deli meat I did not want. Unbelievable!!!

The reason I gave two stars is the huge selection of cosmetics, chocolate, canned and pre packaged goods from Poland. Nevertheless you really have to watch expiration dates, freshness of food and most of all watch the cashiers at the check out. I went there yesterday and was ripped off of seven bucks. Having the whole conveyer belt loaded with items and paying $ 200 worth of groceries it was hard to keep track of what the cashier (Karolina) was doing. I had a bag of apples (which didn’t have code number and name stickers on — another cheat) which happened to be Honey Crisp according to the cashier. The price was around $ 7 for the whole bag. I told her I picked Gala (at least that’s what the store’s price and info sheet stated underneath them) she changed the name of apples and the price came to $ 7.18. I said I did not want the apples then. She put them aside without subtracting the price off of my bill obviously. I’ve learned it at home upon checking the receipt and would’ve returned to KD if I didn’t live an hour away. Another issue I had yesterday was with their meat counter. I’ve purchased pork fat that happened to be a pork skin you cut out and throw away anyways (there was literally a quarter inch fat on it). They have it rolled up in the cooler so you can’t see.
So there’s NO $ 100 – 200 trips to KD Market in Schaumburg for me anymore. I’ve warned my family and friends as well.

Krystyna’s Deli :) or now re-​branded to KD’s grocery??? Regardless, yuuuummy Paczki! We tried almost every flavor… sooooo delectable :) Raspberry, Blueberry, Apricot, NUTELLA (Our my favorite, hands down) …Totally should have grabbed more treats at $ 1.25/Paczki!

This is where the Pollacks gather;-)
Krystyna’s Deli (KD) is a Polish deli/​grocery store that my family and I have been going to probably every few days for over 20 years. In the past few years they have completely renovated the place and expanded it to twice its original size. They have added a sushi bar, increased and diversified the staff to include people other than those only from the mother land and have included more American products. Back in the day, I would do half my grocery shopping here (meats, bread) and half of it across the street at Jewel (produce, snacks). Now I can get ALL my groceries here. Love that!
When you enter, you’ll find:
–decent fruit and veggie produce section
–large fresh deli section
–great raw meat section
–fresh made breads and if you get your timing right… WARM rolls
–small but good sweets bakery
–sushi area where they make sushi on the spot and often have free samples
–hot lunch/​dinner bar; $ 5.99/meal for 3 HUGE items. It was so much food, I shared it with 2 other people.
–full salad bar with two different kinds of hot soups
–aisles of usual ‘grocery’ crap you may need such as shampoo, creams, soda (I love the spice section since it is so different from most US grocers)
— small but enough international beer and liquor selection
I’m really happy with KD now, I do hope they stop Americanizing (is that even a word?, ha!) it because currently it has the perfect combo of European, a splash of Asian, and just enough American in it to make me a very happy girl and like a good grocer should… meets all my daily food needs.

First, the five star ratings seem way over the top for this place, perhaps they were paid for. While they are trying to be a cross between Jean’s in the city and Valli in Hoffman; it seems they are neither Polish nor American. The hispanic staff is nice if they speak english, but the polish staff always have an edge in their attitude like they are ready to snap at any moment. I’ve always tried to be overly friendly to them in an effort to get a smile. Never got one. They worn me down.

The food is awesome here, but the shopping experience is incredibly AWFUL, especially if you are not the only customer in the store.
Every time I come here, the checkout process takes 20 minutes for just 2 – 3 items I may be buying; it’s caused me to visit Jewel [across the street] a lot more often now.
Krystyna’s management, please note the following:
1) You need an Express Lane… «10 Items or Less»
2) Your cashiers need to tell people who have been waiting in line for 15 minutes that THEY are next, not the person who just joined the single open lane with a full cart. This is one of the worst things about your store and the patrons are never ethical in allowing those who have waited the longest to go first. It sucks!
3) Get rid of the sushi section. This is a deli and nobody buys this stuff here.
4) Add more employees to the Hot Food Bar. This area takes forever if I’m willing to wait and waste my time.

I went to this store plenty of times with some Polish friends since this store used to have a huge selection of Polish items. This is a local Chicago area chain. Unfortunately, the store recently changed its name and became more internationally focused.
Fortunately, the store still offers a very large selection of Polish foods, and their other offerings are pretty interesting as well. The deli is very large with many types of European based meat product and other cheeses. I definitely appreciate their kielbasa and kabanos very much.
The bad thing about this store are its prices, which tend to be pretty high, for items that you could find for cheaper prices in other stores, even smaller ones. Also, there are a lot of expired products in the aisles so be on the lookout for the expiration date before you purchase anything!
The staff has always been friendly to me and everyone in there speaks both Polish as well as English.
Overall, my experience with KD Market is neutral and I would recommend that you visit it at least once. Feel free to message me for any additional details that you may need!

Best polish store in the suburbs! Especially after their big remodel you can now get all your groceries done in one place! Huge selection of fresh local produce. Great variety of warm prepared foods for those days when you don’t feel like cooking dinner! They have a large alcohol aisle as well as Polish cosmetics and medicines. As for prices I would say they are fairly priced.

I used to shop at Krystyna deli all the time — since they change the name they become more international… however less and less polish… Well, i dont have problem with that. They Make sushi which was soo delicious at the begining — my last 3 sushi purchased had the final in the bathroom. Last week I bought zucchini pancakes with mozzarella cheese and tomatoes — everything would be perfect except long black hair in the melted cheese …

Krystyna’s which is the real name of this place, is a totally awesome polish grocery/​deli.
It’s a local (Chicago area) chain and the deli is huge with every kind of European based meat product you could possibly be interested in, at fair prices. The sausage is the best available anywhere. The Keilbasa is perfect, the bock and wiesswurst as excellent the chicken/​pork is very fresh and the blutwurst is… well, it’s blutwurst, not much you can do with that. Every bit as good as it can be.
The grocery side is a fully stocked store with everything you remember from the old country. The bread comes both from outside bakers and is baked fresh (daily, and on busy days every four hours) in store.
While the meat counter has a limited selection of fish, they have a good selection of both dried and pickled fish on the shelves. There is an entire row dedicated to pickled vegetables-​mainly cucumbers but also cabbage, radishes, mushrooms etc.
There are two wooden drums with self serve sauerkraut and herring in the produce area. WOOT!
The attached wine section in addition to a small but high quality stock also has extremely high quality vodkas and spirits, however the beer is all polish with a few domestic options.
Assuming you are not interested in cooking the deli has a full range of items ready to go ranging from soups (borscht) veg and meat dishes.
Just about everyone speaks polish, but everyone also speaks English as well. The only tricky part is when a line is present for the deli meats and the numbers are called out in polish. Usually they figured out that my blank look indicated that I’m not a polish speaker and compensated accordingly.
Be advised that the grandmothers and grandfathers in line will dispense advice freely on your deli selections. It comes across as charming as opposed to annoying.
This is a seriously wonderful European grocery.

I love this place! We are regionally from Germany and miss a lot of our usuals like «Brötchen» (bread buns) and actual bread and chocolates and some other stuff that we have been unable to find but were able to find here. Their pastry is amazingly and dangerously out of this world, great variety of things and the staff is very nice and helpful as well. Love love LOVE their half off sushi after 7pm– still tastes very good and fresh.
Definitely a must stop on am the way home from a long day– not-​feeling-​like-​cooking-​day. But hurry barely any left after about 8pm.

Very large Polish Market with fruit, produce a bakery and large deli and meat department. They also have a large hot prepared foods section with tables so you can sit and eat your selections immediately. Lots and lots of imports from Poland make this a unique shopping experience. They also have a decent selection of Polish liquor’s.

Being half polish and visiting my grandparents there when I was young this is by far some of the best kialbasa and polish delicacies I have had around Chicago. I travel here once a week with my mother just to get polish sausage. The deli counter has everything and they carry a wide range of every polish grocery item! Beware though the deli counter is usually crowded.

Stopped in here for the first time after yoga down a few doors to buy some scallions. Very Clean and fresh produce at great prices. The place smelled amazing from their hot dinner bar $ 5.99. Tons of freshly baked goods. Lots of bread options. I took one star off for their relatively small meat/​fish section, but I understand they’re working with a limited space.

I have been here a few times and I live this place! A big must for a large Polish Immigrant community in the the Schaumburg community. My girlfriend is Mexican and she says she lives this place as well because when she cooks, she needs vegetables and spices and they are cheap and very fresh there. Plus they are a block from my apartment. My whole family is from Poland, so I grew up with Polish beer, kielbasa, and Pierogies. Good selection and the alcohol section is unique. The alcohol has wine from countries you never heard of. Have u ever had Wine from Moldovia? Of course they do have popular wine brands as well. Zywiec… of course they have it. No matter what your nationality is… this place is good to go too if u need fresh produce, inexpensive food, and good alcohol. Boom!

Oh. Em. Gee. How did I not know this was here this whole time?! So… I’m not Polish. Let’s just get that out of the way. However, a few of my close friends are, so I kind of feel like I am.
Anyways, at first I thought this place was just a deli. Um, no guys. It’s a grocery store, deli, bakery, and wonderful heaven of a place. You can literally get all of your grocery shopping done here. I don’t know what my favorite part was. The mass amounts of meats, or the bakery with all of the freshly baked bread (that smelled amazing!!). They have all different kinds of Polish goods — from candy to kolaczkis to pierogis. You name it, they have it. And everything is really decently priced! And of course there is the barrel of, what we like to call, dirty pickles.
We came, we saw, we bought, and we ate. I know we will be back!

This ain’t your standard hole-​in-​the-​wall Polish deli. It’s a full sized supermarket WITH a liquor section.
While combing the locale for a decent source of kielbasa, I came across Krystyna’s and instantly fell in love.
The deli section is always crowded and if the tag system is inop, get ready for mayhem. Somehow everyone stays in order, unlike the death pit at Valli’s deli. Service is friendly and served with a smile from the ladies who aren’t hard to look at.
Check out the aisles for some unique Polish groceries. I tried an Apple Mint drink that was strangely refreshing.
The liquor section is small but has a decent selection, including 90%+ alcohol spyrytus. Extensive Polish beer selection is available as well.
They have prepared food and a bakery as well but I haven’t had the chance to try either. The food on display looks good though.
Check it out and grab some kielbasa for the grill.

My mom has been telling me about this store for a while now. I have driven past this place hundreds of times and always wanted to go in, but never have. My mom brought me some prepared chicken soup from this store. My husband and I shared it before dinner one night recently. As we were eating it, we both looked at each other and said how much we loved the soup. It was so flavorful and had beautiful pieces of chicken!
When you first walk in, you will be happily surprised to find what’s behind that automatic sliding door! Its a whole grocery store. I had no idea. Where has this place been? Or better question, why have I not found this store until now?
There is a complete produce area, it’s not the size of Tony’s, Caputo’s or Valli, but it’s a decent size and has everything you need! Fresh chives, grapes, potatoes, apples, oranges, peppers, onions, ginger, you name it! The pricing was excellent on their sale items. Gala apples, for example, were $.79 per pound and a 3 lb. bag of Yukon potatoes was $ 1.50.
They do not have a meat section with packaged meat like you find at your regular grocery store, all their meat is at the meat counter and you purchase as much or little as you need. They have the basics in the poultry area… chicken breasts $ 2.99 per lb., whole chickens, leg quarters $.99 per lb., ground chicken $ 2.49 per lb. and that’s about it with the poultry. The beef and pork was also pretty limited, but they have the basics. Pork, Beef and Veal meat for stew cubed up. Ground veal, pork and beef. The ground beef was $ 3.49 per lb., while the ground pork was $ 1.79 per lb. They also have a full deli with a lot of Polish items but also some American basics like Munster cheese and ham. I sampled Krystyna’s Baked Ham which they sell for $ 6.99 per lb. and it was FANTASTIC!!!
If you are looking to grab lunch or dinner, their prepared foods area is next to the deli and you can select one main dish such as cabbage rolls or breaded pork loin and one side like potato pancakes or cabbage. A meal is $ 5.99 for one main dish and one side. Not bad for a complete dinner.
I briefly walked the aisles and found that a lot of items are European but most items have a label on the back side explaining what the item is and it’s nutritional information. If I know anything, a lot of European items are better than some of our American products. For example, they have a chocolate cake mix that looks like it would be delicious! I might have to pick that up next time I visit.
Speaking of cake, they have a small bakery near the back of the store across from their prepared foods area that sells Pączki’s, sweet rolls, small cakes and cookies. Nothing looked particularly appealing to me they day I was there, but they had plenty of options.
I also found an entire section of Milka bars… I’m a big fan of Milka bars and there are a zillion kinds, and you rarely find more than a few flavors in a candy aisle but Krystyna’s has almost every kind Milka makes! I was impressed. I’m still on the hunt for a Milka bar I found in the Amsterdam airport that had milk, white and dark chocolate all in one bar and have yet to find it in America. I searched here and sadly, they did not have this one here but they had plenty of other options!
You are not going to come here and get everything on your grocery list, but you can certainly check a majority of items off and trust that they are fresh from a store like this. I look forward to getting back to Krystyna’s soon!!!